1. JOURNAL ENTRY # 4 When you saw you had Health on your schedule, what were your first thoughts on what the class would be like? How would you define health?

2. EQ Why is it important to have a balance between the components of health?

3. CHAPTER 1Health and Wellness: A Quality of Life

4. 5 Components of Health • Physical – your physical characteristics and the way your body functions • Body size and shape • Susceptibility to disease • Nutrition • Fitness • Recuperative ability

5. 5 Components of Health • Social – interacting with others to build satisfying relationships • Interaction with others • Treat with respect • Adapt to social situations • Active role in community • Friends to talk to and discuss problems with

6. 5 Components of Health 3) Mental – the ability to recognize reality and being open to learning new ideas • A sense of self-worth • Able to tolerate things that are different or new • Develops strengths and minimizes weaknesses • Coping with stressful situations - relaxation

7. 5 Components of Health • Emotional - express feelings appropriately • Self-esteem and love • Overcome difficulties • Views hardships as challenges

8. 5 Components of Health • Spiritual and Environmental – maintaining harmonious relationships with other living things • Purpose in life • “Supreme being” • At peace with yourself • Oneness with nature • Appreciation of external environment • Protecting natural resources

9. HEALTH State of well-being that comes from a good balance of all the health components “Health is not just the absence of disease” MYTH: If you are physically fit, you are perfectly healthy.

10. WELLNESS Optimal health in each of the components of health Looking at your total health picture from a positive perspective

11. Health is about enjoying life for as long as you can!Quality of Life

12. Health-Illness Continuum Achieving wellness involves making choices and behaving in ways that benefit your health (right side) as opposed to making life-threatening choices (left side). Death---Illness---Avg. physical health---Emotional/Spiritual growth---Optimal wellness Poor – Marginal – Meeting needs – Good -- Superior

13. JOURNAL ENTRY #5 Read about Tara at the top of page 5. How might Tara’s issues affect her overall health (think about all the components of health)? What suggestions would you give Tara?

14. EQWhy is it better to practice preventive health care instead of crisis health care?

15. LEADING CAUSES OF TEEN DEATHS1999-2006

16. Leading Causes of Death (all ages) 20092010

17. TEEN DEATHS COMPARED TO ADULTS Similar Different • Many of the causes of death for both groups could be reduced as a result of better lifestyle choices. • Teen deaths are more sudden as a result of poor decisions (risk taking, peer pressure, lack of experience, negative response in handling emotions, etc.) • Adult deaths result from a long period of poor lifestyle choices (poor eating habits, smoking, alcohol abuse, lack of exercise, etc.)

18. Do people have control over their health? How easy is it?

19. Crisis vs. Preventive Health Care • Crisis health care - wait until you are sick, go to the doctor and hope the doctor or medicine can make you better • Preventive – a person practices healthy habits to avoid getting ill in the first place Which is better?

20. Chronological – age as measured in years from date of birth. Physiological – age as estimated from the body’s health, appearance, and probable life expectancy.